• Bank or lender of the year

The judges will be looking for the bank that has best supported the sector, in both lending and transactional services

• Consultants of the year – strategic

This award recognises the firms that have consulted on strategic matters for a range of clients

• Consultants of the year – transactional

This award is for consultants offering services focused primarily on transactions

• Corporate financier of the year

This category is open to dedicated corporate finance teams

• Legal advisors of the year – private

The judges will be looking for the law firm that has shown excellence when advising private sector companies

• Legal advisors of the year – public

The judges will be looking for the law firm that has shown excellence when advising within the public sector

• Legal advisors of the year – transactional (private)

The judges will be looking for the law firm that has shown excellence when advising on private sector transactions

• Legal advisors of the year – transactional (public)

This category is for legal teams that focus on contracts and processes within the public sector

• Lessor of the year – asset finance

This category is for lenders that specialise in supporting capital purchases. Judges will be looking for the team that has best supported the healthcare sector

• Diagnostics provider of the year

The judges will be looking for the company that provides leading services in diagnosis

• Primary care provider of the year

This award will be presented to the company that provides innovation and excellence through point of contact service

• Private hospital group of the year

For this category the judges will be looking for excellence from the private hospital groups in the services they have delivered in 2017

• Recruiter of the year

In this category the judges will be looking for the recruiter that has shown excellence in the provision of recruitment services in the healthcare sector

• Private equity investor of the year

The judges will be looking for the investor that has been involved in significant and successful deals in the healthcare sector over the last 12 months

• Health IT firm of the year

• Property consultants of the year – capital markets

This award is open to property consultants that offer advice and services to those operating and investing in the healthcare sector

• Property consultants of the year – property services

The judges will be looking for excellence in property services. This category is also open to companies that specialise in facilities management or real estate management

• Property developer of the year

This award is open to companies that specialise in the development of healthcare property

• Property investor of the year

The judges will be looking for the property investor that has been involved in significant and successful deals in the last 12 months

• Community support provider of the year

The judges will present this award to the organisation that has excelled in its provision of services within a community setting

• Complex care provider of the year

This award will go to the organisation that has shown excellence within care that is focused on patients with multiple needs that are interconnected or who have profound, severe or intense needs

• Domiciliary care provider of the year

Open to any provider that specialises in delivering care in the patient’s own home

• Residential care provider of the year

For this category the judges will be looking for excellence amongst the elderly residential care providers

• Specialist care provider of the year

For this category the judges will be looking for the company that provides the best care for adults with learning or physical disabilities or mental health problems, including dementia. This will either be in a care home or ‘assisted living’ based in special housing

• Public / private partnership of the year

This award will be presented to the most innovative strategic partnership between the public and private sectors